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Defensive Line Grades Preseason Game 2011-4
Sep 10th
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Defensive Line
1) Dexter Davis (B+)
Last week: Dexter did not get graded
THE GOOD:
Davis was a pest to the Raiders quarterbacks while he played. He had a couple quarterback pressures, a quarterback hit and showed his speed chasing the running back down from behind recording a tackle for a loss.
THE BAD:
Dexter will not be facing bottom of the roster guys come the regular season.
2) Clinton McDonald, Pep Levingston and Raheem Brock (B)
Last week: Clinton was a Bengal, Pep B+ and Raheem B-
THE GOOD:
McDonald held at the point of attack in the running game and was able to get pressure in the passing game including a quarterback hit. Levingston showed good awareness (especially for a rookie) sniffing out a screen pass. He showed his pass rush skills recording a quarterback hit and a pressure. Brock got excellent penetration recording a tackle for a loss and having three quarterback pressures with one pass deflection.
THE BAD:
Raheem was either getting tired or being a bit lazy and taking a play off.
5) Alan Branch and David Howard (B-)
Last week: Alan B+ and David C-
THE GOOD:
Branch showed his strength while being double teamed holding strong at the point of attack. He was also able to get penetration in the running game. He showed awareness recognizing a screen pass. Howard was able to get pressure on the quarterback including stripping the ball from his hand while in the pocket. He showed strength by throwing a guard to the ground.
THE BAD:
Alan got pancaked. David did not get consistent pressure and was knocked down in the running game.
7) Brandon Mebane, Maurice Fountain, Jameson Konz, Jimmy Wilkerson and Red Bryant (C+)
Last week: Brandon led the defensive line with a A-, Maurice B, Jameson C+, Jimmy and Red B-
THE GOOD:
Mebane played tough while being double teamed holding his ground at the point of attack. He played low keeping his pad level under the defender allowing him to break through for penetration. Fountain was able to get penetration recording a quarterback pressure and a quarterback hit. Konz showed of his speed in backside pursuit recording a tackle for loss. Wilkerson had a couple plays where he was able to get pressure. Bryant used his strength to move laterally down the line squeezing the running lane closed.
THE BAD:
Unfortunately Maurice was not consistent in his pass rush because he was standing up to high making it easy for the linemen to block him. On one play Jimmy was extremely late off the ball and got absolutely no pass rush. Jimmy ended up getting hurt in the game and placed on IR the next day.
12) Junior Siavii and A.J. Shable (C)
Last week: Junior C- and A. J. B-
Defensive Line Grades Preseason Game 2011-3
Sep 2nd
Defensive Line
1) Brandon Mebane (A-)
Last week B
THE GOOD:
He played like a beast throwing defenders out of the way, pushing double teams back into the quarterback pocket, moving down the line of scrimmage and being able to get off the block making the tackle also holding at the point of attack then coming off the block to make the tackle at the line of scrimmage. Brandon recognized a wide receiver screen and disrupted the play.
THE BAD:
On one play he let the offensive lineman get under his pads and run him up the field then got pancaked.
2) Alan Branch and Pep Levingston (B+)
Last week Alan led the line with an A and Pep had a B+
THE GOOD:
Alan held at the point of attack. He was able to get off the block to make a tackle. Branch got penetration in the running game and batted a ball at the line of scrimmage. Pep had 2 sacks for the game.
THE BAD:
Neither player had any plays where they made any big mistakes.
4) Maurice Fountain (B)
Last week B
THE GOOD:
He hit the quarterback and got into the way of a wide receiver screen where the quarterback ended up getting sacked. Maurice was able to get penetration in the running game.
THE BAD:
On the play where he hit the quarterback him missed the tackle.
5) Red Bryant, Raheem Brock, Jimmy Wilkerson and A.J. Schable (B-)
Last week; Red B-, Raheem B-, Jimmy B+ and A.J. didn’t earn a grade.
THE GOOD:
Red had a QB pressure, got penetration on 4th and short and made the tackle for a turnover on downs, fought off blockers making tackles and held at the point of attack. Raheem held his backside play responsibilities and got pressure on the QB. Jimmy Held strong at the point of attack on multiple plays and was able to come off a block and make the tackle. In the running game A.J. was able to get penetration and make a tackle. He came off a block and made a tackle. Schable got pressure on the quarterback having a chance to sack him once and got a QB pressure.
THE BAD:
Bryant was slow of the ball at times, didn’t get pass rush at times and he lost outside contain on a running play. Schable ran into the defensive tackle on a stunt taking them both out of the play and when he had a chance to make the sack he missed the tackle.
8 ) Chris Clemons and Jameson Konz (C+)
Last week; Neither player graded
THE GOOD:
Chris dropped back in coverage and got the only interception for the Seahawks so far this preseason and later added a quarterback pressure. Jameson got a quarterback pressure in limited action.
THE BAD:
Clemons lost the outside contain on a running play but Brandon Mebane was able to tackle the runner as he went towards the open field.
10) Junior Siavii and David Howard (C-)
Last week: Junior C+ and David C+
THE GOOD:
Junior held strong at the point of attack on 3rd and short.
THE BAD:
Siavii wasn’t giving effort in his pass rush. David was pushed out of the running lane one on one.
Defensive Linemen Grades Preseason Game 2001-2
Aug 26th
Part 6 of 8 of the Seahawks player grades from the Vikings game. Quarterbacks, Offensive Linemen, Running Backs, Tight Ends and Wide Receivers have already been posted. This is a series that will go position by position, player by player evaluating the single game performance of the players on the Seahawks roster.
Defensive Linemen
As a whole this group did an outstanding job saturday.
1) Alan Branch (A)
Last week C+.
THE GOOD:
He showed some athleticism for a big man avoiding a cut block, showed his strength by pushing the offensive lineman into the backfield in the run game and showed good technique fighting off blocks to make a couple nice tackles on the running back. Just for good measure he showcased his awareness tipping a pass at the line of scrimage.
THE BAD:
He had no negative marks and was extremly close to getting an A+.
2) Pep Levingston and Jimmy Wilkerson (B+)
Last Week they both got B’s. Jimmy is playing both DT and DE.
THE GOOD:
In the running game Pep was able to get penetration and hold at the point of attack. He created some pressure on the quarterback in the pocket and tracked the QB down on a scramble. Jimmy was able to get outside the numbers chasing down the running back. He was able to get off the blocker to make the tackle. Twice he got pressure on the quarterback and he was also able to keep him contained.
THE BAD:
Wilkerson got called for a personal foul, blow to the head of the quarterback, which was a penalty but I wish they would change that rule.
4) Brandon Mebane and Maurice Fountain (B)
Last week Brandon received a C+ while Maurice didn’t join the team until game day.
THE GOOD:
Mebane is a guy that gets a lot of double teams. He was able to hold his ground when that double team tried to push him out of the running lane leaving no where for the back to go. Later in the game he beat the double and got into the backfield getting pressure on the QB and he was also able to collapse the front of the pocket. For a guy who signed his contract earlier in the day Fountain had an amazing game. He was with the team last season as a practice sqaud guy. On a running play he was able to knife in and get a tackle for loss. He was also able to get some pressure on the quarterback including recording a quarterback hit.
THE BAD:
Brandon isn’t getting very many plays and I am starting to wonder if his conditioning is where it needs to be and if he will be ready to give 100% come the start of the regular season in two weeks. If Maurice plays like he did saturday in the next two games Jameson Konz wont stand a chance of making the 53 man roster, not that he has a great shot anyway.
6) Red Bryant and Raheem Brock (B-)
It was good to see Red back on the field in a game for the first time since suffering a knee injury on Halloween last year in Oakland. Last week Raheem was last on the defensive line with a C-.
THE GOOD:
Red made an amazing pass deflection especially for such a big man on an inside screen. He showed his power collapsing the pocket. Raheem was also able to collapse the pocket. He was able to get a lot of pressure on the quarterback including a sack and a play where he hit the QB as he threw it.
THE BAD:
Like Mebane Bryant only played in 15 formations. As strong as Brock is in the Passing game he is lacking in the running game. Defensive ends and tight ends had no trouble moving him out of the way to create running lanes. He also got called for being offsides.
8 ) Junior Siavii and David Howard (C+)
Last week Junior received a C and David Howard wasn’t a Seahawk yet.
THE GOOD:
Siavii has a fun name to say and on the football field he was able to get some push at the line in the running game. Howard made one heck of a play on the last touchdown of the when he shot through the line hitting the quarterback as he handed the ball off.
THE BAD:
Neither player made any big mistakes.
10) Dexter Davis and Teryl White (C)
It was good to see Dexter back on the field.
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Defensive Linemen Grades Preseason Game 2001-1
Aug 17th
Part 6 of 8 (I changed it to 8 because I was originally going to do TE and WR together) of the Seahawks player grades from the Chargers game. Quarterbacks, Offensive Linemen, Running Backs, Tight Ends and Wide Receivers have already been posted. This is a series that will go position by position, player by player evaluating the single game performance of the players on the Seahawks roster.
Defensive Linemen
1) Lazarius “Pep” Levingston, Pierre Allen and Jimmy Wilkerson (B)
Levinston was the Seahawks first of two 7th round picks, Allen was an UDFA and Wilkerson was brought in through free agency (Saints).
THE GOOD:
Pep showed awareness in the passing game recognizing that he wasn’t going to get to the quarterback and getting his hands up to tip the pass and he later recovered a fumble on a sack/force fumble by teammate Pierre Allen. He also showed an ability to get off blocks in the running game to be able to make a play. Pierre was able to get pressure on the quarterback a few times including the play he got his sack and the forced fumble that Pep recovered. He also showed awareness getting his hands up to tip a pass when he recognized he wasn’t going to be able to get to the quarterback. Jimmy was able to get good penetration in the running game and was also able to stand firm at the point of attack not letting them move him out of the hole. In the passing game he was able to record a sack.
THE BAD:
There were no glaring mistakes by any of these three guys.
4) Brandon Mebane, Allen Branch and Jameson Konz (C+)
Bringing Mebane back to Seattle was the number one priority for the team in my opinion. Branch was brought in during free agency (Cardinals) while Konz is trying to make a transition from tight end to defensive end.
THE GOOD:
Brandon played well while he was in eating up blockers and stuffing the middle. Allen showed awareness in the passing game getting his hands up to deflect a pass. Jameson was able to record a sack.
THE BAD:
Mabane only played in one series and a total of 7 plays. I would like to see Branch make a couple more plays especially when going against lesser competition. Konz played a lot during the game and the only big play he made was that one sack. He is going to need to make more plays on defense and special teams to make the final roster.
7) Junior Siavii and Teryl White (C)
8) Raheem Brock (C-)
He agreed to terms with the Seahawks 7 days before the game.
THE GOOD:
Brock was able to get some penetration in the passing game. He was in pretty good shape coming off a long offseason. In less than a week he was able to come out and compete for three series and almost 20 plays. For Albert Haynesworth that would be mid-season form.
THE BAD:
On one play he was asked to cover a TE who crossed over the middle and was completely out classed. He didn’t hold up well at the point of attack in the running game allowing himself to be pushed out of the hole.
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